THE track legend will join 46 global medalists for next week's event, which is part of the IAAF Diamond League series, and says he has a new celebration up his sleeve.

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Mo Farah celebrates with Usain Bolt at London 2012

OLYMPIC champion Mo Farah says he'll be ditching his Mobot for a Highland fling when he returns to Hampden next week.

The track legend will join 46 global medalists for the Sainsbury's Glasgow Grand Prix as part of the IAAF Diamond League series.

Farah will take part in the series, which is just a fortnight before the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Two years ago the British hero emulated Usain Bolt by doing the Lightning Bolt after winning double gold at London 2012, but Farah says he has a new celebration in mind if he wins at Hampden.

He said: “I can’t do that again, it has been done. You’ve got to come up with something new. Maybe a Scottish dance!”

Farah may have quipped about the moves but he’s deadly serious about the importance of the flying visit to Glasgow.

The 31-year-old, who is the 10,000 metres Olympic and World champion and 5000m Olympic, World and European champion, will take part in the two-mile race in the event before turning his attention back to the two longer distances at the Games.

Farah has fond memories of Scotland and he said: “I’ve never even been to Hampden, so this will be my first time.

“I haven’t seen pictures of the stadium with the track down either, not spoken to anyone.

“I raced at the Kelvin Hall a couple of years ago, I broke the British record. And the crowd were really good to me that day, cheering all the way.

“I stayed on to do a session afterwards and quite a few people stayed behind, it was a lot of fun.

“I also remember competing at a few internationals. I won in Glasgow and Ayr and I won indoors over 1500m then at cross-countries. Then most recently, when I broke the British record.

“The two-mile is just another race. I want to run tactically and run well but at the same time it would be good to win and get some confidence going into the Commonwealths.

“I haven’t won the Commonwealth gold so that would be nice to do as well, of course.

“But what really excites me is racing in Britain, the crowd always getting behind me. If the Commonwealth Games were somewhere else, it would be different. I want to do the Commonwealths because they’re at home, because they’re in Glasgow.

“The most important thing is to see what I can do, see what kind of shape I’m in.

“This will let me see how I’m going then I can head into the Commonwealth Games, which will be quite exciting.”

The new running track at Hampden Park

Farah is assured of a rapturous reception from the Scottish crowds at the Grand Prix over July 11-12.

And his popularity is such that he will also be cheered when wearing the English vest during the Commonwealths.

Farah is hoping to recreate the magic of London when he appears at Hampden.

And he said: “‘I don’t think, in my career, I will ever feel that moment again.

“The Olympics only come around every four years and to have it right on my doorstep – with the home crowd of 75,000 people cheering my name, that will never be the same again. But at the same time when I race at home, I try to get similar support.

“Hopefully the crowd in Glasgow can carry me to the line and that’s what I’ll definitely need. I hear that Scottish people are loud!

“When it comes to athletics, we tend to come together as the UK.

“So even though I’m going to be competing for England at the Games, I think the Scottish people will still be behind me.

“I’m British and we get behind our athletes.”

Farah insists he is not yet concerning himself with thoughts of breaking the two-mile record set in 1978 when he gets to Hampden for the Grand Prix.

He said: “I haven’t thought too much about it but at the same time Steve Ovett did it pretty well. We’ll have a think as we get closer to it. Winning is more important.”

Farah is looking forward to hearing some British accents again, even though most of the punters will be Scottish.

The Englishman, who is now based in the United States, said: “If you’re an athletics fan then you look at me twice.

“But I don’t get recognised over in the USA. It would be difficult, as a family man, with the kids. You try to do normal things with them every day but then at the same time do your training.

“But what do I miss from the UK? Football. Big breakfasts. Cups of tea.

“I’m up early on Saturdays to watch Arsenal and I’ve been catching up on the World Cup. I sometimes even watch it on TV while I’m running on the treadmill.

“I arrive on the Thursday before I compete and it’s not too bad as regards jet lag. I don’t want to change too much.”